Tura is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in of Meghalaya and is located in North East India. Tura Lok Sabha is reserved for Scheduled Tribe.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 69.93%. There are 5,86,501 voters of which 2,97,230 are male and 2,89,271 are female and 0 voters of the third gender.
Purno Agitok Sangma of NPP (alliance: NDA) won in this seat defeating INC. NPP polled 2,39,301 of the total of 4,58,072 votes polled. NCP won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Tura goes to the polls in the 1st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Thursday, April 11, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 78.13%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 2 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 24 |
| Reservation for | Scheduled Tribe |
| Number of Voters | 5,86,501 |
| Number of Male Voters | 2,97,230 |
| Number of Female Voters | 2,89,271 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | NPP | NCP |
| Turnout % | 78.13% | 67.66% |
| Margin of Victory | 39,716 | 17,945 |
| Margin of Victory % | 8.67% | 5.24% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | NPP | NCP |
| Turnout % | 78.13% | 67.66% |
| Margin of Victory | 39,716 | 17,945 |
| Margin of Victory % | 8.67% | 5.24% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | 304455 | 52.22% | Agatha K. SangmaWinner |
| INC | 240425 | 41.24% | Dr. Mukul Sangma |
| BJP | 31707 | 5.44% | Rikman Garrey Momin |
| NOTA | 6454 | 1.11% | Nota |
